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. 2018 Mar 14;52:36. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000222

Table 1. Hospital profile of patients who were discharged because of cancer (C00-D09 of ICD-10), according to migratory status. Chile, 2012.

Hospital characteristics Chilean (n = 74,382) Immigrant (n = 486) Total (n = 74,868)



n % n % n %
Type of cancer            
Digestive organs 17,042 22.9 90 18.5 17,132 22.9
Lymphoid tissue, hematopoietic organs, and related tissues 12,904 17.4 86 17.7 12,990 17.4
Breast 7,647 10.3 81 16.7 7,728 10.3
Female genital organs 6,289 8.5 36 7.4 6,325 8.4
Ill-defined, other secondary, and unspecified sites 3,655 4.9 35 7.2 3,690 4.9
Respiratory and intrathoracic organs 3,789 5.1 34 7.0 3,823 5.1
In situ 3,029 4.1 31 6.4 3,060 4.1
Thyroid gland and other endocrine glands 3,789 5.1 22 4.5 3,811 5.1
Male genital organs 5,694 7.7 17 3.5 5,711 7.6
Lips, oral cavity, and pharynx 995 1.3 16 3.3 1,011 1.4
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 2,052 2.8 14 2.9 2,066 2.8
Urinary tract 3,068 4.1 12 2.5 3,080 4.1
Eye, brain, and other parts of central nervous system 2,049 2.8 8 1.6 2,057 2.7
Mesothelial and soft tissue 1,129 1.5 3 0.6 1,132 1.5
Bone and articular cartilage 1,005 1.4 1 0.2 1,006 1.3
Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites 146 0.2 0 0 146 0.2
Discharge condition            
Alive 70,446 94.8 474 97.5 70,920 94.9
Deceased 3,836 5.2 12 2.5 3,848 5.1
Surgical intervention            
Yes 30,022 40.4 210 43.2 30,232 40.4
No 44,260 59.6 276 56.8 44,536 59.6
Days of hospitalization            
1 day 19,202 25.8 183 37.7 19,385 25.9
2 days 10,441 14.0 89 18.3 10,530 14.1
3 days 7,473 10.0 55 11.3 7,528 10.1
4 or more days 37,266 50.1 159 32.7 37,425 50.0
Average (standard deviation) 7.5 (12.3) 5.9 (15.3) 7.5 (12.4)
Minimum/Maximum 1/349 1/235 1/349